D.C. Council votes to decriminalize Metro fare evasion
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Anonymous
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Proponents of the change say the current policies are too harsh, have negative side effects, and disproportionately impact people of color.
Critics say the transit system fails to capture millions of dollars a year due to fare evasion, and arrests for it are much rarer than citations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/11/14/dc-council-votes-decriminalize-metro-fare-evasion/?utm_term=.0ed8e6db35db What say ye? |
Anonymous
| Excellent. |
Anonymous
| Stealing is okay. Got it. |
Anonymous
The WaPo is so lame -- never once does it ask the obvious questions about the "disproportionate impact" claim. Prosecuting rape has a "disproportionate impact" on men. |
Anonymous
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When they had bus transfers, I ne er saw anyone pay for the bus ever EOTP. Drivers never make you pay when your card balance is low. You have to be really blatant or rude to actually get charged with this in the first place. Might as well make it free.
And won’t this make a disproportionate impact on the middle class people and tourists who do pay? |
Anonymous
| I never pay anyway. I usually say hello and smile at the driver—-upper NW! |
Anonymous
| I also think they punishment is over the top. |
Anonymous
| Trump should veto it, he can do that as dc is the president's city |
Anonymous
That's not at all how it works. |
Anonymous
| For some reason DC’s leaders seem to have chosen NYC of the Eighties, including the then-notorious subway, as their civic role model. |
Anonymous
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Cool. So I'll never have to pay to ride metro again.
I support this. |
Anonymous
I mean ... it’s so shitty. Really no one should have to pay. |
Anonymous
| I'll also start skipping. Nice, just saved $9/day |
Anonymous
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Decriminalization means that metro fare evasion results in a fine, not arrest or jail time. No different than getting a ticket for speeding or parking in the wrong place.
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Anonymous
| Good |